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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital ........ Esed And Pully' Paid-up

- ܐ coaneta Punda

Gerlind

....25,300,000

$40,000,000 $10,500,0

Barmera Liability of Propriators 28,000,00

HEAD OFFICE: HONG, KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-

1. A. Plummer, Eag.

Chabrown.

10. Mr. O. 0. 9. Mackja, Deputy Chalika.

W. B. Boil Reg. Ion... J. Pristma

A. H. Complet, Fah. -T.. E.. Pourre.. Eng

„H. Landar Laula, Esq. T. II. R. Nha. Eng.

D. Klakin, Taq.

AMOT

ཟ1*t£K-1R BATAVIA BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

VANTON CHEF00 COLOMBO

DAIREN F<1>CROW *BLIPHONO HAMBURG HANKOW

KARBIN HONGKEW

ILOILO.

Fall

JUNIORE

CODE

KOWLION

J. P. Warren, Kaç

Chial Manager.

Y. M. Graybuan, Eng.

BRANCHES

KUALA LUMP{K

LUNDON

LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR (Jnkara)

MUEDEY NAWAHAKI

NEW YORK

PEIPINO

PENANU

BANCOUN

SAIGON

• SAN PRANCINCY

NEJANGFAL

SINGANRE

JOGRABAYA

BUNGE PATANI TIENTSIN

TOXYO

THINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Account opened in La Curiay and Find Deposit cared for any your ut skorter periode in Toral Currency and Sterling

carman which will be quoted an application Jobs Koot lại ipril 199.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the shore Bank la condutt

Ad by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Bulse may

bested on application.

POT THE HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI PANKING CORPORATION.

V.. ORAYBURN.

Bong Kong, dik July, 1980.

Obla! Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(HETHERLANDS TRADING MOCIETY:

BANKER

Etablished 1924.

Moe;-11, Queen's Road Central. uitdare 150 000.000- (21,500,000.)

Hong Kong

Pald-Up Capital

kulkorkad Capital

(£6,069,170)

BATE Fund Quilder 40,028,000

End UAMSTERDALE" Eastern Hoed omo-BATAVIA,

#RANCES:-Boudjermania, Bandown*, Bombay,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858,

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital

agencles and Branches;

Reserve Fund

--.....£3,000,000

£4,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

Prictors

£3,000,000

ALOR STAB

(Malay alo)

AMITAB

ROALA LUMPUR KUDDING

DANOROX

MADHAB

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEKINO

BATAVIA BOMBAY

OALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE CENU

•COLOMBO

DAIREN (Dalay

Boulk Manoburla) DELET

HAIPHONG

HAMBURG

HANKOW

HARBIN

|(N. Manchuela)

סאז חאנון

ILOILO

1POLE

KARAONI

KLANG

KODP

KUALA KANGSAR

PENAND PESHAWAR DANGOON

FAIDOS

SEMARANG

BERENDAN

SHARONAI

DINGAPORE

SOURABATA

TAIPING, (P.M.S.) TAVOY

TIENTSIN

TORYO

TONOKAH (Dhubal)

THENGIAO

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANGA

Philippine Jelande)

General

(Perak P.M.B.) Foreign Exchange and Banking business transheted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix shorter periods at rates which, will

ed Deposits received for 1 year or

be quoted on application.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Commerce and Finance

FOOD SHORTAGE IN warranted. There is a lack of some

RUSSIA.

Still Serious But No Actual Starvation.

Moscow, Dec. 14. Although some improvements have been attained in the last two months, inadequate food supplies still represent

the most

serious

mediate, problem for the Soviet Government.

products and a depressing monotony

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1931.

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Butcher Meat.

of alet, but nothing to justify the Boef Sirloin alarmist reports of famine..

Of bread, sugar, cabbage, potatoes there is no shortage, and these have always been the basic ingredients of the diet of the Russian masses,

The city worker is lucky if he or eight times a gets meat seven month; but, usually, he had even leas before the revolution.

Russians Used To. Starvation.

food shortage are usually provided The sensational descriptions of

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30

24 12

Chicken Capons, Small Capons, Large

Poultry.

* 焰

Feb. 6, Juno, Juno,

1981, 1918. 1014.

G. Cts. Cta.

Feb. 5, June, June,

1931. 1018. 1914,

Cle. Cts. Ct

4€ 1

16. €2

31

Prime Cut

80 28 11

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20

52

30

Corned Roust Breast Soup

12

58

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14

30

22

Duck Doves

40

21

18

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21

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22

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Fowls, Canton

Fowls, Hainan Geese

Pigeons, Canton

"Holhow Turkeys,

Turkeys, Hon Snipe .... Pheasant

Quali Partridges

-$1.20

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In Moscow the bitter outcries by foreign observers who judge against the food shortage have upon a foreign standard.

The rations which shock an cut- notably subsided, due primarily to more rational methods of diatribu-sider are, by this time, a matter of tion. The leng queues which, all everyday fact to the ordinary Kas sian, who, moreover, has been through the summer, were the prin taught to look upon it as an un. cipal embellishment of the Soviet avoidable sacrifee for the very Lear Calves' Hoad & Feet

capital have recently been less in evidence.

The actual ratione, however, have not been increased, except for sugar,

THE HO HONG BAKK, LTD. candy and pastry. In regard

家

(Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd, C.

Authorised Capital Straits 320,000,000

Issued Capital Paid-up Capital ... Reserve Liabilities of Shareholders. Surplus

$1

to

aoine lairy products there has even been some sharpening of the normal

difficultles.

But the establishment of so-

called "closed distributing points," 8,000,000 in which every consumer is attached 4,000,000 to a particular co-operative shop, 4,000,000 has eliminated much of the tragic 2,526,000 waste of time and nerves.

Branches, Agencies, and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG IOOI,

THE

INC.

future.

The actual rations in Moscow for December were as follows:

Bread: Two pounds daily for the most favoured categorica, namely factory workers; one for office workers.

pound daily

Meat: One pound at a time for factory workers, 1⁄2 pound for office workers, probably seven times during the month; by the middle of December only three meat distributions had taken place.

or eight

Fish: 750 grammes (nearly two pounds) for the month for most favoured categories; one pound for the others.

The Kremlin fully aware of the importance of the problem, has taken the task of internal distribu- tion of food and other goods from

Flour: Small amounts

may be Commissariat of Trade and taken in lieu of bread. the placed it under the control of a Manager.

Vegetable oils: 250 grammes

Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York.

.0.S.$6,000.000 .U.S.$1,572,454 U.S.$1,908,209

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special Commissariat of Provisionmonthly for the favoured cate- ing.

gories; 150 grammes for office Sucking Pigs, to order One of Stalin's closest associates workers and other lower categories. Buet, Boat AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Anastas Mikoyan, has been pat at

Cereals: 1,500 grammes (about 34 the helm of the new commissariat.pounde) monthly and 500

groms Veal Transportation Speeded Up.

(about 14 pounds) respectively. Mikoyan's firet effort has been in

Sugar: 1,500 grammes monthly to the direction of obtaining more all categories, with the right to buy speed and efficiency in the trans in larger quantities double portation of provisions for general prices. In addition, candy and other Barbel use. The over-burdening of the sugar products may be bought in Broam railroad system, plus sabotage by unlimited quantities. passive or anti-Soviet specialists has operated to keep supplies from puints where they are most needed. The Soviet Press is crowded with Indignant reports about supplied rotting on railroad stations or in warehouses when the working popu Jation is clamouring for them.

Amsterdam Antwerp, Athens Halo

Quilder 80,000,000

Capital Surplus Reserves

(RA 224,587)

BRANCHES:-

Челов

Esgo

Berlin

Diartite

Bombay

Bremen

BATOR Hamburg Hy Interlakes Jaruratato Lida

Nio Naples Pitamur Faris

Fenang

L'eking l'alema

Brunsola

Judon

Buxos Alma

Lucerne

Calcutta

Lugano

Luzo

Calmatte, Cheriton, Dimmbar, Bja jakarta, The Ingue", foddah, Isbe, Kota-Badja, Makassar, žedno. Pada Falembang, Fakalongan, Fonsag Rotterdam,

stbolg

Postinosk

Gemang

(Bumates), Alogypore, Boocebela, Hoerakarta (Soin),” Tugui, Tillasap and Welterridin*.

* Then silicon baro esta depodé bozes to lat London Banker --National Provincial Bank Ltd

Correspondents all over the world

Banking business of averg description transacted.

A. STOKKINK,

Acting Managar,

Hong Kong, Bib August, 1939.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE: --98, Boulevard Haussmano, Paris.

Subscribed Capital. Frs. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital...Fra. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funda....Fra.102,000,000.00 BRANCHES:

Canton

Djibonti

Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhen Battambang Huo

Saigon Cathe Mengtze Shangbal Nam-Dinh Singapore Noumea

Thanhaa Fort-Bayard Papesto Tientsin HAIphong Peking Tourane Hankow Pnom-Panh Vinh

Pondicherry Yunnanotu Hanoi

BANKERS:

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte do Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; So ciete Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd., Comptoir National d'Escompte do Paris; Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor- paration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.

Interest allowed on

CREUS Colombo Constantinopla Copenhagen

Edinburak Florance

Σίτσεμπλ

Marcille Menta Carlo

Maulia

Munich

Moureux

Milan

Koros Mamboul

Flangbal Berthamptoe Bingapore St. Morita Tholais

Vienna

Fenlon

Pukohama Zurich

Овцате

Branches of American Express Company la Principal citles of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.

Canton Fresh Water F Children Favoured.

Fish A Children, regardless of their

Carp parentage, all belong in the most Catish favoured categories with special Codfish privileges for abtaining cereals and Crabs products. Adults during December Cattle Fish received no butter at all, but child- ren were given 1⁄2 pound each; ob- viously little but better than noth ing.

The prospects of Immediates remedies for this situation are not bright. The head-long speed of In

Children are also entitled to one dustralisation and construction has glassful of milk every other day. tied the railroad facilitics Into Transportation dimculties

in the knots that are not easy to untangle first part of December, however, Morcover, an enormous migration prevented the distribution of the of the Russian people, seeking new, milk ration, All classes of Commercial Banking jobs or merely escaping old ones, Transactions undertaken.

Personal

handied.

investment

accounts

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services fits thoroughly equipped Travel De- partment

Afiliated with

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G$2,500,000,000

4

E. W. DUGGAN,

Manager.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

行銀國中

Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov- Current As-ernment' as an

counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.

Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

"A. LECOT,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Yen 118,500,000 Reserve Fund

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies str Alexandria

Nagoya Nowchwang New York Osaka

Batavia

Bombay finanos Alrea

(Temporarily closed).

Calcutta

Canton

Changchan

Dairen - (Dalsy)

Peking

Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro

Salgoa

San Francisco

Fongtien (Mukden) Beattle

Hamburg

Elankow

Harbin Hong Kong Honolulu

Kai Yuen Karachi Kobe

Los Angeles

London

Lyons

Hanis

Nagasaki

Semarang Shapchat Shimonoliki Bingapore

Boarabaya Bydney Tiantain Tokyo Tuinanfa

Tsingtau Vladivostock

(Temporarily closed)

Internet allowed, or Current Asi

Deposits ressived for fixed.

rates to be obtained on appli

Hong Kone) 10th

H. MORL

BANK.

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

$25,000,000.00 ..$24,710,200.00

Subscribed Capital Pald-Up Capital Hozerve Funda

..$ 3,820,603.82

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL

HONG KONG BRANCH: 6, Queen's Road Central

Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.

We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin- ese Government both at home and abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,.

Manager. Hong Kong. 5th March, 1980.

Dab

Daco

Dog Fish Eels, Conger

Fresh Water

H

Yellow

Frogs Garoupa Gudgeon

Herrings

Losch

Indeed, the official ration ocen- has given the railroad system anlonally proves abstract, since the libas staggering load of passenger traffic. stores are unable to supply it." On Labran

Even a 60 per cent. increase in the other hand, if a product appears fares has not stopped the increase in larger quantities than expected, Lobsters of travelling. With goods unavall- the rations are

immediately in-Mackerel able, the population has plenty of creased.

Mook Fish surplus money for travel.

Vegetables--when available--are Mullet. The food difficulties are aliarp sold in any quantities.

Oysters reports abrond

enough. But the

Practically every family in Mos-Parrot Flab about starvation are certainly un-cow supplements its Government Perch

rations with purchases in the pri- Piko vate peasant market.

Plaice

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912.

Head Office Hong Kong. koncised Capa! (E.K. Currency} $11,000,000 Teld-Up Capital

3,664,900 Borers Fund -

100,000

BRANCHES

Cantem. Shanghat. Hankow, walow Banskak, New York and Ban Franci

CORRESPONDENTR

LONDON BANGERS: -

The lord's Bunk, Limited.

In a principal elties of the World.

Foreign bango and banking business of

anary description tretracted.

Rats Depoelt Notes frarlos elkon) at a yearly

mental af from 65 in 140.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief aangez, Hung Kong, 14th May, 1980.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 18992.

Central Bank in Formos.

Bask-Fetes wurd Arorage amount in Yan," 45,000,000 DRANORES AND AGENCIES JAPAN-Tokyo. Tokohama, Hobe, Baka, FORMA, Karl Karako Kadung

Malong. Nani, Shinchiku, Talebu, Tako Tamui, Toon, Haito, Talia CHAI--Shanghai," Hankow, Amey, Foncham,

Apatow, Canton. OTHERS: Hoog Kang, Blogs, *Sorsby,

Borbay, London, New

LONDON BANKERS (

Bang Busarlo Daren

The London County Westminster and "Parr's "Dank, The Bank has Corespondente ha all the principal Commacola Canine throughoss the world

LAGUBL

HONO, KONO BRANCH

• 1, Don Yous Bond Canita).

· Hong Kong, 19th January, 1928.

Merager

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KUNG

Capital and Surplus foter Resources "inves

Over $8,000,000.00 over $30,000,000,00 -- Every description of Banking and Exchange business Transacted.

Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts fu local and for sign-euxranclas opened for clients.

Saving Account and Safe Deposit Boxes.

and, Agencies all over the world.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager,

Butter, eggs, milk, meate etc, can Pomfret, White

Rock Flah

be bought in the several large mar-Pomfret, Black keta here at speculative prices Prawas sometimes from 600 to 1,000 per Ray cent. about the Government prices,

The authoritles, much

as isey Roach hate these private traders, cannot Belmon at this juncture drive them out of Shark the city.

SUGAR DUTIES.

REVISED SCHEDULE IN EGYPT.

Cairo, Yesterday. The Government has issued a

revised schedule of sugar duties,

LAND SALES.

CHINESE BUY KOWLOON LOTS.

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Boles

Tench

Torbot

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BRITISH HARDWARE Ing appliances, vacuum cleaners and safes (which have a large sale in

INDUSTRIAL RECONSTRUCTION

AND ORGANISATION.

at the heavy section of the Recourse iB had to the British Industries Fair (Birm-hot stamping and hot press tagham). The industry has ing procenses;

many other articles for domestic or Australia and South Africa); de imposing 300 Piastres on each

Industrial use,

corative metal work including some ton of refined sugar, except can-

Manufacturers are to-day con- arresting Egyptian patterns; artis- died; 950 Piastres for candied,

ducting their industrial processez tically-designed gas and 800 for raw sugar destined

and electric on modern lines, making for mass fittings...and pendants; water and for the refugeries. Nine hundred

British hardware will again be production on sound economic prin steam fittings; motor car and aero- Plastres is imposed on

all the numerically

the largest group ciples.

plane gauges; workmen's tools of others-Beuter.

every conceivable kind; picnicking casea for motariate, each containing and Improve within an exceptionally small space, its centre in Birmingham; andments have been effected in folding seats and a table; wheel since the war period, noteworthy the presses and appliances used in barrows and lawnmowers, the latter. manufacturing advances have been the production of sheet metal goods. either motor or hand driven, with made.

Science and industry are closely detachable cutting cylinders and The number of fron foundries and allied, thus ensuring the proper adjustablo At the officer of the P.W.D, yes.

handles; varnishes, terday afternoon, three lots of brass foundries have increased and standard of quality, in respect of paints, enamels and lacquers. Crown land were sold as under:have greatly improved their prac purity and physical standards, of

Cora mille, maize shellers, and Kowloon Inland Let No. 2441 attice. Their productions are almost metals and alloys that are used. coffee mills, produced in South Tái Nam Strest, comprising aboat invariably signed and executed in The largest shipments of British Staffordshire, are in demand. If 5,332 square feet, and carrying an the best possible taste, Iron, steel hardware and cutlery are to Aur Central, and South America; of annual Crown rent of £98, sold to and metal manufacturing plantstralia, Canada, South Africa, Now stoves in India; and coffes mille and. Mir. Li Wan tons of 284, Prince and steel-rolling and tube and wine Zealand, and the United States.

of stoves in Australia, New Zea*** Edward Road, or $18,500. The drawing mille produce vast quan Close attention is being given to land, South Africa, Canada and the

titles of semi-finished materials for the production of goode for domes British. Dominions generally. upset price was $18.880,

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2442 at use in British factories and for tic use of the "labour-saying" type; In the design of mantelpieces and Tal Nam Street comprising about Overseas marketa.

and for those specially needed in decorative tiles" further advance! 5,982 square feet, and carrying an Large factories are devoted to the hot, or variable, climates. Inter have been made. Consideration is annual Crown rent of £98, soid to production of deniestic and bulld. cating new features coming within shown for labour-saving"! and there Mr. Fung Kal-fang, of 179, Koc-ers hardware, electro-plate, edge this category include untarnishable is dignity and taste in the pattern). lung Street for $19,000. The up tools, dairy equipment, agricultural metal fittings for the bathroom and Beautiful work is embodied in net price was $18,880

Implements, horticultural applf the kitchen; artistic hearth furnis models for stately homes, public New Kowloon Inland Lot No. Lances, scales and spring balances tare, showing restraint in decora2 buildings and hotels. The needs of 1460 at Wong Chuk Street, com-¡

for trade and domestic use, work- tive effects: fireplaces which repre, the middle-class family house and prising about 11,650 square feet, then's tools, "ocks and padlocks sent the highest form of crafte the small house are met. Oak and and", cafrying, an annual Crown electric, gas and water fittingsmanship; vacuum cleaners of many mahogany panellings are admirably rent of $219, sold to Mr. Ghlu Blu- screws, palla., tacks, pins and patterns; and washers and wring reprodliced. wan, of 81, Des Voeux Road Cen- noodles, nuts and bolts, hinges ng machines of the table type.

In all departments there, is evid tral for $31,000. The upset price ranges and graten, high grade hams There are also the latest types of ence of a determination by makers

merless sporting guns, céntral heat? ⋅ refrigerators, water-cooled food to heet foreign competition.

WAS: $17,880,"